By Lee I-chia / Staff reporterThree large events that were scheduled to be held at the Taipei Arena this month have been canceled and one might be postponed amid efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Taipei Deputy Mayor Vivian Huang (黃珊珊) said yesterday. Huang made the announcement after hosting a COVID-19 response meeting at Taipei City Hall. Three commercial performances have been canceled and the fate of a performance by cellist Yo-Yo Ma (馬友友) is being discussed, she said. Separately yesterday, six Taipei City councilors said that they would temporarily stop attending gatherings in their electoral districts, in line with the Central Epidemic Command Center’s advice, to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission. They are New Power Party city councilors Lin Liang-chun (林亮君) and Huang Yu-fen (黃郁芬), Social Democratic Party city Councilor Miao Po-ya (苗博雅), and Democratic Progressive Party city councilors Liang Wen-chieh (梁文傑), Wu Pei-yi (吳沛憶) and Hsu Shu-hua (許淑華).

Source: Taipei Times March 03, 2020 15:56 UTC